Mercer University
Macon, Georgia · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
24of 24 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813 a year).
24 of 71 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 47: 39 with no earnings published and 8 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 68 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$23,847 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$23,847 a year
About $95,388 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $19,817 |
| $30k to $48k | $21,484 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,533 |
| $75k to $110k | $25,184 |
| $110k and up | $26,770 |
| All families (average) | $23,847 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Georgia high-school graduate ($33,813 a year).
52 of 139 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $85,030 | +$51,217 | clears the bar | $19,869 | 0.4 yrs | 191 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $62,624 | +$28,811 | above HS line | $41,546 | 1.4 yrs | 156 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $88,413 | +$54,600 | clears the bar | $25,350 | 0.5 yrs | 138 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $57,040 | +$23,227 | above HS line | $83,629 | 3.6 yrs | 119 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,723 | +$17,910 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.5 yrs | 80 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $125,910 | +$92,097 | above HS line | $103,050 | 1.1 yrs | 73 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,570 | +$25,757 | clears the bar | $24,223 | 0.9 yrs | 62 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $60,401 | +$26,588 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 62 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,513 | +$17,700 | clears the bar | $35,500 | 2.0 yrs | 59 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $103,414 | +$69,601 | above HS line | $30,750 | 0.4 yrs | 49 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $94,972 | +$61,159 | above HS line | $37,415 | 0.6 yrs | 46 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,629 | +$37,816 | clears the bar | $25,990 | 0.7 yrs | 46 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $73,262 | +$39,449 | above HS line | $66,000 | 1.7 yrs | 43 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $58,127 | +$24,314 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.0 yrs | 40 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $75,835 | +$42,022 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $75,529 | +$41,716 | clears the bar | $26,643 | 0.6 yrs | 36 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $66,036 | +$32,223 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 33 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $61,710 | +$27,897 | above HS line | $30,750 | 1.1 yrs | 31 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $86,612 | +$52,799 | above HS line | $28,501 | 0.5 yrs | 29 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $58,680 | +$24,867 | above HS line | $71,061 | 2.9 yrs | 28 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $128,313 | +$94,500 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $66,6541-year earnings | +$32,841 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,530 | +$18,717 | clears the bar | $24,990 | 1.3 yrs | 25 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $17,0331-year earnings | -$16,780 | below HS line (1-yr) | $38,702 | no earnings gain | 25 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $68,052 | +$34,239 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $53,182 | +$19,369 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.3 yrs | 21 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $54,555 | +$20,742 | above HS line | $59,916 | 2.9 yrs | 20 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $45,484 | +$11,671 | clears the bar | $41,750 | 3.6 yrs | 19 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $60,696 | +$26,883 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,997 | +$26,184 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.8 yrs | 18 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $59,236 | +$25,423 | above HS line | $55,712 | 2.2 yrs | 15 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,060 | +$14,247 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 2.2 yrs | 15 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $77,713 | +$43,900 | clears the bar | $37,500 | 0.9 yrs | 13 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | $113,358 | +$79,545 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $71,602 | +$37,789 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 12 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $46,502 | +$12,689 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $77,3681-year earnings | +$43,555 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | $53,659 | +$19,846 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,937 | +$47,124 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $107,013 | +$73,200 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral Degree | $131,552 | +$97,739 | above HS line | $175,359 | 1.8 yrs | 9 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $101,623 | +$67,810 | above HS line | $39,318 | 0.6 yrs | 8 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | $96,686 | +$62,873 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $69,0551-year earnings | +$35,242 | above HS line (1-yr) | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $77,618 | +$43,805 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $90,359 | +$56,546 | above HS line | $124,216 | 2.2 yrs | not published |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | $65,5761-year earnings | +$31,763 | above HS line (1-yr) | $41,000 | 1.3 yrs | not published |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $94,134 | +$60,321 | above HS line | $151,050 | 2.5 yrs | not published |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,6121-year earnings | +$27,799 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $34,800 | 1.3 yrs | not published |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | $67,767 | +$33,954 | above HS line | $34,167 | 1.0 yrs | not published |
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $118,913 | +$85,100 | above HS line | $195,967 | 2.3 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $82,473 | +$48,660 | above HS line | $96,034 | 2.0 yrs | not published |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 228 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 131 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 123 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 114 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $25,424 | not assessed | 26 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $26,874 | not assessed | 25 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theology and Ministry | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Sciences | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Music | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $33,813 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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